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Old 10-18-2007, 11:11 AM
binarysmil binarysmil is offline
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Default 10$ s&g: playing AK

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (8 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

CO (t2715)
Button (t1200)
SB (t1365)
BB (t1070)
UTG (t2470)
UTG+1 (t1545)
MP1 (t1580)
Hero (t1555)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t150</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls t150, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t500</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, UTG folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1555</font>, CO calls t1055.

Flop: (t3335) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Turn: (t3335) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t3335) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t3335


I called preflop because you(twoplutwoers) told me it was not a good idea to reraise this early. Then the reraise came and i just felt he had a big pair right between JJ or QQ. So i called.
If i am 90% sure i am in a coinflip or better here, is this a right move?
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Old 10-18-2007, 11:35 AM
Webster Webster is offline
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Default Re: 10$ s&g: playing AK

Personally if I'm 90% sure I'm in a coin flip at t50 I'm folding. Way too early to get in coin flips!

You are right about the big pair which means you are now drawing and hoping to hit 1 of 6 cards. But then again you could hit and still lose.

Bite the bullet and fold to the reraise this early in the game.
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Old 10-18-2007, 11:40 AM
Shortcorner Shortcorner is offline
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Default Re: 10$ s&g: playing AK

I guess it can't be all that bad with so much the dead money, but i think i find a fold here to reraise, we still have 26BB if we pass against an opponent who is almost certainly JJ+,AKs,AKo. We are 40/60 here. Reads would be brilliant here.
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Old 10-18-2007, 12:06 PM
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Default Re: 10$ s&g: playing AK

At the $10 I don't think this is always JJ+, AK. You'll see weaker pairs and weaker A's a fair amount. I think some folks at this level try a squeeze play way too often.

All of this being said, I think a fold is the right play given your stack.
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Old 10-18-2007, 01:36 PM
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Default Re: 10$ s&g: playing AK

Thank you very much.
I thought that the dead money would make the call a good one.
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